#political #technologies

'Thomas Hale has specific ideas for how to change institutions & procedures so that today’s inhabitants of Earth give more consideration to tomorrow’s inhabitants. He calls them, at one point, “political technologies”'

buff.ly/3JoafKF Peter Coy

Join for the second in the Blavatnik School of Government OxCGRT seminar series, 4pm (UK time) today, with presentations on misinformation and media. We have the excellent Dr. Ruth Carlitz and Patrick Bernhagen showcasing their research! 🌍ℹ️😷
bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/oxcgrt-…
Andrea Vaccaro Thomas Hale

There are many important discussions in Washington DC this week on making up the huge shortfall in finance to tackle climate change. A relatively new agenda item this year – cause for real hope – is international taxation. (1/9)
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Can 'political technologies' help to solve climate change? Prof Thomas Hale explores this in his new book 'Long Problems,' reviewed in The New York Times. A must-read for those dedicated to sustainable governance. Read the full review➡️ ow.ly/GQF850RgV87 #ClimateChange #PublicPolicy

A great discussion of #LongProblems

New publication finds achieving net zero requires turning voluntary action into rigorous, cohesive, and fair ground rules for the economy.

Read the paper: nature.com/articles/s4155…

Learn about the Net Zero Regulation and Policy programme: oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/net-zero-regul…

🌍⚖️ In NatureClimate, we argue that we have reached the limits of voluntary climate action and need to move towards rigorous, cohesive, and fair ground rules to overcome the obstructionism that holds back a just climate transition.🧵

👉 Paper: rdcu.be/dD5T3

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Rigorous #netzero ‘ground rules’ – laws, regulation and policy – must be implemented and enforced across the world. Voluntarily action has reached its limits - it is time for legally enforceable rules.

New article published in NatureClimate: nature.com/articles/s4155…

How do we address challenges that outlast generations? Prof Thomas Hale explains the concept of #LongProblems : from remaking political institutions to representing future generations, discover Tom’s new book, out today in the US Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.s: ow.ly/5fMy50R6xzq

Out tomorrow from Thomas Hale Blavatnik School of Government Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.s: Long Problems: Climate Change and the Challenge of Governing across Time

looks very interesting

amazon.com/Long-Problems-…

In Long Problems, Thomas Hale examines the politics of #climate change and other “long problems,” outlining strategies for tilting the politics and policies of climate change toward better outcomes.

This pathbreaking book publishes April 2. Learn more: hubs.ly/Q02p8jFx0

Excited for my official start this week as a postdoc with this project! I'll be focussed on building our Net Zero Regulation Tracker, which aims to give a 🌍 picture of the state of regulation supporting our net zero ambitions.

Will climate change win the 2024 elections? Thomas Hale, professor at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford shares why this election year is as much an opportunity as it is a risk for climate action. Read here: econimpact.co/g9

NEW from me: China's CO2 emissions increased 5% and coal consumption 4% in 2023. The country is badly off track to meet several climate targets the country set for 2025 and will have to cut coal use and CO2 in absolute terms in the next two years.
carbonbrief.org/analysis-recor…

First physical copy in hand!

Out in April
press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…

#LongProblems

Check out my new piece 👇

Very happy to sign this letter

We (Chukwumerije Okereke , Rubin Al Malk'omere & I) invite abstract proposals for a Special Issue on Just Transition for and in the Global South which has been provisionally accepted for publication in the prestigious Global Environmental Politics (GEP), by 10 March: forms.gle/WgCov1tCrsv6fL…

My first (professorial?) lecture at St Antony's College, University of Oxford is tomorrow, thanks to the invite by some great folks European Studies Centre

Come to hear about how new EU market intervention has affected energy stocks, climate politics and the credibility of state-led energy transition 🇪🇺💹⚡️